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    Clonidine, sold under the brand name Catapres among others, is an α2A-adrenergic receptor agonist medication used to treat high blood pressure, ADHD,...
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    among others, is an alpha-2 (α2) adrenergic receptor agonist, similar to clonidine, that is used to treat muscle spasticity due to spinal cord injury, multiple...
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    antihypertensive drug clonidine, which can be used to lower blood pressure and to reduce hot flashes associated with menopause. Clonidine has also been successfully...
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    also be used as an antidote in an overdose of clonidine, a medication that lowers blood pressure. Clonidine overdoses are of special relevance for children...
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    longer duration, with fewer withdrawal symptoms than clonidine even after one day. However, clonidine is often preferred as it is substantially cheaper than...
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    symptoms may be relieved by the use of medications such as lofexidine and clonidine. Withdrawal from any opioid produces similar signs and symptoms. However...
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  • Imidazoline receptors are the primary receptors on which clonidine and other imidazolines act. There are three main classes of imidazoline receptor: I1...
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  • Hot flash (section Clonidine)
    only non-hormonal therapy for menopausal hot flashes approved by FDA. Clonidine is a blood pressure-lowering medication that can be used to relieve menopausal...
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  • used as a premedication. Clonidine is becoming increasingly popular as a premedication for children. One drawback of clonidine is that it can take up to...
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    transdermally (applied topically to the skin) in combination with gabapentin and clonidine prepared at a compounding pharmacy. It is believed to work by decreasing...
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    clonidine binds to both receptors with near equal affinity. Moxonidine has an affinity for I1 that is 33 times greater than α2, compared to clonidine...
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  • pediatric bipolar disorder between two and three years old—a lethal dose of clonidine. Her death sparked significant controversy over diagnosis of psychiatric...
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    Xylazine is a structural analog of clonidine and an α2-adrenergic receptor agonist, sold under many trade names worldwide, most notably the Bayer brand...
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  • evidence from one human trial, that α2-adrenergic agonists, and particularly clonidine (a common drug used to treat high blood pressure, ADHD, spasticity and...
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  • signaling pathways of adrenergic receptors. However, there are exceptions: clonidine is an adrenergic agonist at the α2 receptor; since this receptor is located...
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    2000 noted an instance in which mirtazapine counteracted the action of clonidine, causing a dangerous rise in blood pressure. In a study comparing 32 antidepressants...
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    weaker than clonidine in producing hypotension and sedation, has weaker pre-synaptic actions on the α2A-adrenergic receptor than clonidine (10-fold less...
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  • he published a paper detailing the first procedures using Naloxone and clonidine. Shortly afterward, physicians began discussing anesthesia to reduce pain...
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    and alcohol withdrawal symptoms). Selected examples are: Brimonidine Clonidine (mixed alpha2-adrenergic and imidazoline-I1 receptor agonist) Dexmedetomidine...
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    topical clonidine for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy included two studies of 8 and 12 weeks in length; both of which compared topical clonidine to placebo...
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    demonstrated that clonidine is less effective at providing anxiolysis and more sedative in children of preschool age. Oral clonidine can take up to 45...
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    of 2 mg per day of rilmenidine, controlled comparative studies versus clonidine (0.15 to 0.30 mg/day) or alpha-methyldopa (500 to 1000 mg/day) demonstrated...
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    calcium channel blockers, class I antiarrhythmic agents, ivabradine, clonidine, reserpine, cimetidine, lithium, amitriptyline Diagnosis of sinus bradycardia...
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    withdrawal symptoms associated with opioid use disorder. When combined with clonidine, dextromethorphan reduced the overall time needed for withdrawal symptoms...
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    or intravenous solution or as a buccal or sublingual film. Similar to clonidine, dexmedetomidine is a sympatholytic drug that acts as an agonist of α2-adrenergic...
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    Orphenadrine Others Analgecine Analgesic adjuvant Bedinvetmab Camphor Capsaicin Clonidine Frunevetmab Ketamine Menthol Methoxyflurane Phenazopyridine Proglumide...
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  • Two alpha-2a agonists, extended-release formulations of guanfacine and clonidine, are approved by the FDA and in other countries for the treatment of ADHD...
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    (Antiadrenergics) Alpha-1 blockers (e.g., prazosin) Alpha-2 agonists (e.g., clonidine, dexmedetomidine, guanfacine) Beta blockers (e.g., propranolol) Others...
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  • been found that some adults who have been on a long-term intrathecal clonidine therapy show side effects of night terrors, such as feelings of terror...
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    smoking include bupropion, varenicline, cytisine, nortriptyline, and clonidine and psychedelics. Treatments other than medication, such as increased...
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